Desk proves a draw at £18,500

THIS Regency mahogany Carlton House desk, embellished with barber's pole stringing and marquetry fleur-de-lys medallions, was consigned for sale at Moore Allen & Innocent of Cirencester and attracted seven phone lines and others in the room.

The vendors were titled owners of a local rectory. They had retained receipts detailing restoration …

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